User:Helen Godshall/Notepad/'Confessio' V.S. 'Tristitia'

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Note title 'Confessio' V.S. 'Tristitia'
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Likely the correct choice would be 'tristitia' (sadness) if the speaker is looking to make a contrast with the following word, 'gaudium'.
/lb 'Confessio' could mean praise, acknowledgement, but 'tristitia' makes a stronger contrast.

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